Elective cesarean delivery affects gut maturation and delays microbial colonization but does not increase necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs.

Siggers, R H

Elective cesarean delivery affects gut maturation and delays microbial colonization but does not increase necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm pigs. [electronic resource] - American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology Mar 2008 - R929-38 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0363-6119

10.1152/ajpregu.00705.2007 doi


Animals
Blood Chemical Analysis
Cesarean Section--adverse effects
Colostrum--physiology
Cytokines--metabolism
Diet
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing--microbiology
Fatty Acids--metabolism
Female
Fetus--physiology
Gastric Acidity Determination
Gastric Mucosa--metabolism
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Intestinal Absorption--physiology
Intestines--growth & development
Microvilli--enzymology
Organ Size--physiology
Parturition--physiology
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Pregnancy
Swine